...that in the early 1940s GE engineer James Wright was charged with a task of utmost importance to the war effort: develop a cheap substitute for rubber that could be used to produce tires, gas masks and a whole host of military gear. Wright tackled the task diligently -- and wound up inventing Silly Putty.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7796986 | Modification of transmission values to compensate for interference in a satellite down-link communications Methods of compensating for interference in communications in a satellite communications system are provided. At a first radioterminal, a measure of an error in communications received through a first service down-link from a satellite is generated. A communications... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7182653 | Connector assemblies and methods for forming a connection between cables A connector assembly for connecting first and second elongate electrical conductors includes an electrically conductive first connector member, an electrically conductive second connector member, and a clamping mechanism. The first connector member includes: a first... | 02/27/2007 |
| 6983755 | Cleaning method and cleaning apparatus for performing the same A cleaning apparatus includes upper and lower nozzle assemblies supplying a cleaning liquid to edge and bottom sections of a semiconductor substrate. The upper nozzle assembly has a first nozzle supplying the cleaning liquid onto the edge section, and second and thi... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6875774 | Aza-bridged bicyclic amine derivatives for use as novel cholinergic receptor ligands The present invention discloses novel cholinergic receptor ligands. The present invention also relates to the synthesis of substituted derivatives of aza-bridged bicyclic amines for use as muscarinic receptor ligands as well as methods of regulating function of cert... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6828103 | Genetic polymorphisms of estrogen receptor alpha associated with favorable response to hormone replacement therapy A method of screening a subject for increased likelihood of having a favorable response to estrogen replacement therapy comprises detecting the presence of the rare form of at least one estrogen receptor alpha polymorphism in the subject, the presence of the estroge... | 12/07/2004 |